Hi ZachS, kind of a bummer isn't it? Started peas in a container in late March, managed to get them through our rough spring and they've been producing the past week or so, slowly but can't complain, I grab a few every day. Luckily they can be moved around or into the shed as needed.

Those started in April in the raised bed are probably the best looking ones I've ever grown and are just starting to flower. Threw my brand new shade cloth over them yesterday...they seemed to have pulled through but some tips were a little crispy. Mulched heavily with some shredded leaves saved from the fall and will be leaving the shade cloth up until at least next week. Already pulled the lettuce, spinach is probably next to get tossed although something has already started eating them for me. Planning to ride it out for a couple weeks and if they don't make it I'll use the space for more carrots and cucumbers. And zinnias because why not.

Sometime soon I'll replace the peas with pole beans. We just started getting peas in and the plants look in good shape so hopefully a nice little harvest is still going to occur. Quite a few pods are on the vines. It's just a difficult climate for peas. The tomatoes, peppers, squash and basil seem to be liking the heat.

Yeah, Colorado isn't much for "spring" (or fall) weather. We go from winter to summer and back to winter as if someone was flipping a light switch. I always make sure I grow "heat tolerant" cool weather crops like broccoli because of that fact, but I have not found a good "heat tolerant" pea. Last year probably would have been a good year for them, with cool, wet weather right through June, but none of them survived germination.

My son love to eat shelling peas so that is what I grow, so only getting a handful doesn't do much for us. I may give them another week to see what they do, but otherwise I will replace them with something else, maybe even just a cover crop to help build the soil a little more since this is a "new" garden.

I am kicking myself for not planting peppers this year. This is shaping up to be a nice, hot summer for them. The tomatoes seem to have forgiven me for planting them (literally) two days too early and are now looking much happier than they did a week ago. The squash didn't get planted out until after the last cold snap and it's thriving. Oddly enough the eggplant which, like me, is supposed to be an unrepentant heat and sunshine enthusiast, is melting. The tomatillos look fabulous, but I don't think they honestly really care what temperature it is as long as it's above 32, they are basically a glorified weed. But while most of the warm-weather plants are thoroughly enjoying the mercury levels, they are not so excited about the wind. As is customary for summertime in Colorado, thunderstorms roll into the area like clockwork every afternoon. Unfortunately here at the house we don't get anything from them besides the clouds and gale-force gusts. I staked and caged everything, but I could still use the plants as a compass with them all pointing due-east when I come home from work.